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TUNE HOTELS KICKS OFF THAI FORAY WITH HAT YAI OPENING
Augurs well with efforts to bring back tourists to Thailand, says Governor
Tune Hotel Hat Yai located at Niphat Uthit 2 Road. More pics are available at www.flickr.com/tunehotels.
HAT YAI (THAILAND), 17 December 2011 – Global value hotel brand Tune Hotels launched its maiden property in Thailand with the official opening of Tune Hotel Hat Yai by the Governor of Songkhla, Grisada Boonrach here Friday, 16 December 2012.
Tune Hotel Hat Yai, located at Niphat Uthit 2 Road has 148 rooms comprising 93 double rooms, 54 twin-sharing rooms and a wheelchair-friendly room. The hotel is situated right in the heart of Hat Yai and within the city’s main shopping and entertainment areas, while the railway station is just five minutes’ walk away.
Governor Grisada was joined at the opening ceremony by Mayor of Hat Yai Municipality Dr Prai Pattano, President of Hotels Association in Hat Yai Somchart Pimthanapoonporn, Hat Yai District Chief Seri Panitkul and CEO of Red Planet Hotels Tim Hansing. Red Planet is Tune Hotels’ strategic partner for the development of its hotels in Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Governor Grisada said: “This is such a momentous occasion not only for Songkhla Province but also Thailand as a whole as we welcome the arrival of the first Tune Hotel right here in Hat Yai. The establishment of Tune Hotel Hat Yai will further promote the tourism sector in the Songkhla province as well as the rest of southern Thailand. Tune Hotel will give tourists and visitors to Hat Yai a world class accommodation option at affordable rates. It augurs well with the government’s efforts to bring back tourists to our country. On the national level, it serves to promote stronger ties between old friends Thailand and Malaysia.”
Tim Hansing said: “We are pleased to be working with Tune Hotels in Thailand and other Asean countries. The opening of Tune Hotel Hat Yai is only the beginning. Through our collaboration with Tune Hotels, we have about 15 properties scheduled for opening next year, spread over Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. We are particularly pleased to have managed to complete the property in spite of the severe flooding problems in Thailand.”
Tune Hotels Group CEO Mark Lankester said: “When we announced the opening of Tune Hotel Hat Yai last month, Thailand was facing such a difficult situation with massive flooding on most parts of the country. With the opening of Tune Hotel Hat Yai, we are pleased to be part of the nation’s recovery process and this is proof of our determination to be an active player and contributor to the Thai economy, of which tourism has great importance.”
Mark added: “We are extremely encouraged with Tune Hotels’ debut in Thailand. The response from guests has been overwhelming with our promo rooms during the pre-opening sale snapped up almost immediately. We would like to thank all our guests who have been-supportive of our efforts in helping restore confidence and bring back tourists to the ‘Land of Smiles’.”
Apart from Hat Yai, Tune Hotels rollout plan in Thailand for 2012 would include Pattaya, followed by Asoke in Bangkok and Patong in Phuket later in the year.
With the latest opening of Hat Yai, Tune Hotels now operates 14 hotels globally – ten in Malaysia; two in Bali, Indonesia; one in London, England; and one in Thailand. Adding to the list soon will be Tune Hotels’ second London hotel that is set to open at Liverpool Street on 4 Jan 2012, followed by Pattaya, Thailand (17 Feb 2012) and three locations in the Philippines – Angeles City (10 Feb 2012), Cebu City (24 Feb 2012) and Ermita, Manila (9 March 2012). Rooms at these hotels are now available for booking at www.tunehotels.com.
Noting that about 30 new Tune Hotels will be opening across the globe in the next 12 months, Mark said: “We encourage guests to stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook and Twitter to keep tab of the latest openings and promotions. More Tune Hotels are scheduled for opening in Asean, the UK, India and Australia, that will give our guests even more options for travel destinations.”
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Deputy Group CEO respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
Tune Hotels has successfully pioneered a branded value hotel brand with the concept of pay-as-you-use that has become hugely popular amongst travelers from across the world. Under the concept, guests only pay for room rates with the option of adding on other amenities like towels & toiletries, air-conditioning, in-room wifi and satellite TV service at selected hotels.
Apart from enjoying great value, great savings at Tune Hotels, guests can also enhance their benefits and privileges by becoming a member of the BIG loyalty programme, of which Tune Hotels is a partner. BIG is a global loyalty programme that has just been launched, allowing card members to accumulate points when travelling and shopping with BIG partners worldwide, and redeem the accumulated points for exciting rewards including flight seats on the world’s best low cost carrier, AirAsia. More information on BIG is available at www.tune2big.com.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotelsTH and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotelsTH.
For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com/thailand.
